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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 11/09/2026

Hate, hate, hate, HATE taking pictures of myself, but…I, uhh, chopped off my hair? 🖤

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 06/09/2026

Guess who broke two bones and tore at least three ligaments by trying to go down stairs while anemic? 😅

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 29/08/2026

Fun fact: I wrote this scene after one of my many dreams where I’d forgotten my mom was dead. It’s a part of grief that I don’t think gets discussed much. For the #lesficfri theme, “dream.” 🖤

Excerpt on night sky background with full moon, stars, and clouds and with a white dragon separating the text:

“One of the most disconcerting aspects of dreaming was how Emilia never remembered the person standing in front of her was dead until after she awoke.”

—
from GODDESS OF THE SEA,
LESBIANS, PIRATES, & DRAGONS: BOOK 2,
by Britney Jackson.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Sapphic pirates are really popular, but there aren't that many books. I compiled a list of 15 sapphic books featuring seafaring outlaws and space pirates for the Sapphic Book Bingo. You can find them on my website: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-pira...

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Sapphic pirate books

Check out these 15 recommended sapphic pirate books.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 28/08/2026

Lunar eclipse! 😍 (Even though you can’t really see it in this picture.)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 11/08/2026

I don’t have the words to describe how good this conference was for me, except: at one point during the conference, someone asked me how I was. I said, “Good,” and then froze—because I realized, for the first time in months, I meant it. I love this community so much. 💙 #gcls2026 #sapphicbooks

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 06/08/2026

THURS: 5:15 PM: I’ll be doing another Author Signing, & I’ll have stickers & bookmarks again.💙 FRI: 8:30 AM: I’m a panelist for Be Gay, Do Crime: Reclaiming Queer Villainy. SAT: 6:00 PM: I’ll be at the awards. (And of course, I’ll be around for the rest of the conference, as well. 💙) (3/3)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 06/08/2026

WED: 2:45 PM: I’m a panelist for Rethinking Power: World-building without Patriarchy. 4:00 PM: I’ll be reading from Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) for the Author Spotlight. 5:15 PM: I’m signing books afterward. (And I’ll have gay dragon stickers & bookmarks!💙) (2/3)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 05/08/2026

If you’re at GCLS this year, here’s where you can find me! 💙 #sapphicbooks

Image: Black background with rainbows, GCLS and conference logos, and a black dragon.

Text:
Britney Jackson, Sapphic Fantasy Author.

Wednesday 2:45 PM: Rethinking Power: World-building without Patriarchy.

Wednesday 4:00 PM: Author Spotlight: Reading from Goddess of the Sea.

Wednesday 5:15 PM: Author Signing: (I’ll have my gay dragon stickers and bookmarks!)

Thursday 5:15 PM: Author Signing: (Come get gay dragon stickers and bookmarks!)

Friday 8:30 AM: Be Gay, Do Crime: Reclaiming Queer Villainy

Saturday 6:00 PM: Awards Ceremony.

—
GCLS CONFERENCE,
ORLANDO, FLORIDA.
August 5-9, 2026.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 04/08/2026

With as awful as the last several months have been, I forgot to show you my new dragon! 🐉

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/08/2026

…as do some of their friends, parents, and mentors, and I personally think it would be less realistic, if they didn’t. Happy Disability Pride Month! 🖤 (2/2) #sapphicbooks

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/08/2026

On the last day of Disability Pride Month, I’m here to remind you, as a fantasy author with multiple disabilities, the idea that disabled people can’t be in fantasy is silly (and harmful). Both main characters of my Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons series have disabilities… (1/2)

The covers of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) and Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson on the disability pride flag.

Text: Disability Pride Month.
Disability Representation in Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons:
Main Characters: Autism, C-PTSD, and PTSD.
Minor Characters: Mutism, Autism, and Chronic Pain (Book 2).

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/08/2026

During one of the weeks I was offline for mental health reasons, Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) was featured in the Sapphic Book Bingo category: books set on a ship or boat! 💙 You can find more sapphic nautical books on @jaeauthor.bsky.social’s website! 💙

Image: Rainbow flag background and a ship.
Text: Sapphic Book Bingo 2026.

Image: Cover of Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson on rainbow flag background with a white dragon beside the text.
Text:
SAPPHIC BOOK BINGO:
Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2):
• Autistic Main Character
• Tattooed Main Character
• Character with a Disability
• Takes Place on a Ship or Boat
• Established Couple
Hidden Gems:
• Pirates
• Unusual Pet(s)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 21/06/2026

Going quiet again. Same reason. I hope I’m back soon.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 16/06/2026

Namely, the dragons, sirens, sea monsters, illegal magic, geography, and the fact that ninety percent of its gods are sapphic! 😅 Aletharia is a living, breathing place for me, at this point, and I love it as much as I love my characters. 🖤 (2/3)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 16/06/2026

Goddess of the Sea and Pirates of Aletharia were featured in I Heart SapphFic’s Fantasy week! 🖤 Aletharia is the high fantasy world where the Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons series takes place. It’s inspired in part by our own history, though it’s different in…a few ways. (1/3)

Image: Rainbow flag background with travel-related graphics and the covers of Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) and Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) by Britney Jackson.

Text: Week #21
New Mexico,
Fantasy.
I HEART SapphFIC 2026 SAPPHIC READING CHALLENGE.

Map of high fantasy world, Aletharia, on blue, rainbow flag background.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/06/2026

…that's Whispering Abyss. The Azure Sea is *a* dangerous sea, though—due to its tropical storms, dragons, sirens, & the occasional baby kraken. Fortunately, our pirates love danger. You can find more sapphic books with sea settings on the IHS website! 💙 iheartsapphfic.com/2026/05/18/2... (2/2)

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Maryland and Ocean / Sea

We have so many sapphic books to recommend for the reading challenge this week. Find lots of books on sale, too!

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/06/2026

Pirates of Aletharia was one of the featured books in last week’s IHS Reading Challenge category: Ocean/Sea! 💙 Much of this book (and the series itself) takes place on the Azure Sea. The Azure Sea is both the warmest and most beautiful sea in Aletharia. I’d say it’s the most dangerous, but… (1/2)

Image: Rainbow flag background with travel-related graphics.

Text: Week #19
Maryland,
Ocean/Sea.
I HEART SapphFIC 2026 SAPPHIC READING CHALLENGE.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 30/04/2026

…and though she deals with communication and sensory obstacles from time to time, no one aboard the Wicked Fate treats her like a burden because of it—because she’s not one. 🖤 (2/2) #sapphicbooks

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 30/04/2026

April is Autism Acceptance Month, which means it’s time (almost past time) for my annual reminder that autistic people come in all shapes and sizes—including that of a dragon-riding surgeon. 🖤🐉🖤 Emilia Drakon, the protagonist of my Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons series, is autistic (like me)… (1/2)

Image: Pastel rainbow background with a black dragon, the autism rainbow infinity symbol, and the covers of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) and Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson.

Text: Autism Acceptance Month.
Emilia Drakon.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 27/04/2026

But I made it through that, and now, I’m passionate about writing the kind of stories I needed back then. Representation saves lives, and as long as I’m able to write more weapon-wielding lesbians into the world, I will. 🧡 Happy Lesbian Visibility Day! 🧡🤍🩷 (3/3)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 27/04/2026

I spent much of my life believing I was broken—because I didn’t have the right words or examples to make sense of what I felt and who I was. I spent most of my life hating myself for it. Even saying the word “lesbian” was a battle for me. (2/3)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 27/04/2026

Every year, I try to say a little about why lesbian visibility is so important to me—as a lesbian and as a lesbian author. I’m not exactly in the state of mind that I like to be in when I talk about these things, but I’m going to try, anyway. 🧡 (1/3)

Image: Lesbian flag background with two women and a heart between them.

Text: Happy Lesbian Visibility Day!

Image: Lesbian flag background with the covers of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) and Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson, with a black dragon.

Text: Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons.
Lesbian main characters: Emilia Drakon and Captain Maria Welles.
Other lesbians: Judith, Aletha, Nerissa, Camila, Nymeth (yes, even the dragons).

Image: Lesbian flag background with the covers of The Tomb of Blood (Creatures of Darkness: Book 2), The Assassins of Light (Creatures of Darkness: Book 3), and The Reign of Darkness (Creatures of Darkness: Book 4) by Britney Jackson.

Text: Creatures of Darkness.
Lesbian main characters:
Kara Unnarsdóttir.
Other lesbians: Talulah, Zosime, and Ligeia.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 26/04/2026

…even she has runes, which, according to Zain, are just “weird tattoos.” 😅 You can find fifteen sapphic books with tattooed main characters on @jaeauthor.bsky.social’s website! 💙 jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book... (2/2)

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Sapphic books with a tattooed main character

Check out these 15 recommended sapphic books with a tattooed main character

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 26/04/2026

Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) was featured in last week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category: tattooed main character! 💙 I once joked that I’m incapable of writing a character without tattoos. Rose had one. Kara had a few. Maria has a ton. The closest I’ve come is Em, but… 1/2

Image: Rainbow flag background and a tattooed arm.

Text: Sapphic Book Bingo 2026.
Tattooed main character.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 18/04/2026

I’ll probably be inactive on here for a few more days. I’ve been really struggling with my PTSD and suicidal thoughts lately and am just not capable of being online. But I promise I’ll try to reply to things when I can. 💙

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 10/04/2026

Happy Sapphic Visibility Day from this very sapphic lesbian who writes very sapphic fantasy! 💜

Image: Overlapping violets with a sapphic flag at the top.

Text: Happy Sapphic Visibility Day!

Image: Overlapping violets in the background with the book covers of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) and Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) by Britney Jackson.

Text:
Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons.
Sapphic Representation: Lesbian protagonists, lesbian and bisexual secondary characters, basically sapphics everywhere.

Image: Overlapping violets in the background with the covers of The Tomb of Blood (Creatures of Darkness: Book 2), The Assassins of Light (Creatures of Darkness: Book 3), and The Reign of Darkness (Creatures of Darkness: Book 4) by Britney Jackson.

Text:
Creatures of Darkness.
Sapphic Representation: Bisexual and lesbian protagonists, bisexual and lesbian secondary characters.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 23/03/2026

I’m excited to share that Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) won the 2025 IAN Book of the Year Award in LGBTQ+ Fiction! This makes, I believe, the fourth literary award it’s won. 💙 It was also a finalist in Fantasy! I’m beyond grateful. 💙

Image: IAN Award seal on a black background with a gold ribbon and the cover of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) by Britney Jackson.

Text: IAN Book of the Year Awards. Winner. LGBTQ+ Fiction.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 14/03/2026

From “Of course I’d kill you,” to this. 💙 For the #lesficfri theme, “risk.”

Snippet on rough, blue waves background with a white dragon separating the text:

“You're asking me to risk you.”

Em’s lips parted.

The floorboards creaked beneath Maria’s boots, as she closed the space between them. “I’d risk everything before you. Do you understand that?”

—
from GODDESS OF THE SEA,
LESBIANS, PIRATES, & DRAGONS: BOOK 2,
by Britney Jackson.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 14/03/2026

A vampire colony in the Arctic wilderness of Canada, to be specific. You can find more sapphic books set in Canada on the I Heart SapphFic website! 🖤 (2/2) iheartsapphfic.com/2026/03/09/2...

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Michigan and Canada

We have so many sapphic books to recommend for the reading challenge this week. Find lots of books on sale, too!

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 14/03/2026

The Assassins of Light (Creatures of Darkness: Book 3) is featured in this week’s IHS Reading Challenge category, which includes books set in Canada! If you’ve read this series, you know Rose and Kara do a lot of traveling in it. One of several places they end up is Canada. (1/2)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 09/03/2026

Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1): ❤️ Autistic Main Character 🧡 Tattooed Main Character 💛 Character with a Disability 💚 Takes Place on a Ship or Boat 💙 Character is Hiding a Secret Hidden Gems: 💜 Pirates 🖤 Unusual Pet(s) (3/3)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 09/03/2026

Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2): ❤️ Autistic Main Character 🧡 Tattooed Main Character 💛 Character with a Disability 💚 Takes Place on a Ship or Boat 💙 Established Couple Hidden Gems: 💜 Pirates 🖤 Unusual Pet(s) (2/3)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 09/03/2026

I finally made some book cards for Sapphic Book Bingo! (In my defense, I’ve been sick for AGES.) If you’re participating, here are some categories Pirates of Aletharia & Goddess of the Sea fit! 💙 (The dragons would absolutely be offended by us calling them “pets,” but…I think they count. 😅) (1/3)

Image: Cover of Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) by Britney Jackson on rainbow flag background with a sword beside the text.

Text:

SAPPHIC BOOK BINGO:

Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1):

• Autistic Main Character
• Tattooed Main Character
• Character with a Disability
• Takes Place on a Ship or Boat
• Character is Hiding a Secret
Hidden Gems:
• Pirates
• Unusual Pet(s)

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/03/2026

In all seriousness, though, along with my desire to focus on personal themes like trauma and recovery, another reason I wanted to stick close was so the reader wouldn’t see the “epic” plot too soon. (Trees, not the forest, you know?) But Book 3 is time for reveals, so… 😬

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/03/2026

They’re all still lesbian, though. 😅 Not all human. Not all human-SHAPED. But all lesbian-shaped.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 01/03/2026

Book 1 of the series: “I need to stick close for this one. So, I’ll do mostly one POV—with a few necessary shifts.” Book 2: “Okay… Two points of view. Not a huge change. We’re okay.” Book 3: “Oh, dear god. How many points of view do I have now?”

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 22/02/2026

I’ve been so unbelievably sick this week that I’m starting to forget what it feels like to NOT have a fever. And I’m severely anemic on top of it, so, you know…maybe the room is supposed to spin? Maybe equilibrium is a myth.

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 13/02/2026

I stopped to get oranges on the way home from ReadOUT and saw a baby alligator. *BABY* alligator. 💚

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 11/02/2026

I’m home from ReadOUT & already missing everyone. 💙 This was such an incredible weekend. It’s always great to talk about books & writing—& queer books, specifically—but more than that, being together in this moment filled me with more hope than I’ve felt in a while. I love this community so much.💙

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 06/02/2026

Friday: I’m a panelist on the Building Queer Worlds panel at 2:15 PM. I’m also a panelist on the Queering Romantasy panel at 6 PM. Saturday: I’ll be at the 6:30 Author Signing, (and I’ll have my gay dragon stickers again)! 🐉 I’m so excited to see you all! 💙

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 06/02/2026

If you’re at ReadOUT this weekend, here’s where you can find me! 💙 P.S. — I’m operating on about two hours of sleep, so fingers crossed my brain still works! 😅

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